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"The Cherokee syllabary, which was reputedly invented by George Guess, a.k.a. Chief Sequoyah, of the Cherokee, was introduced in 1819. Sequoyah's descendants claim that he was the last surviving member of his tribe's scribe clan and the Cherokee syllabary was invented by persons unknown at a much earlier date." (omniglot.com)
Sequoyah wrote the Cherokee syllabary - alphabet. (please note however he was not a "Chief")
The creator of the Cherokee alphabet, or syllabary as it's called, was Sequoyah.
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Invented written language for Cherokee?
Sequoia
Who invented written language for the Cherokee?
Sequoia
Who invented the Cherokee written language?
sacagawea i dont know how to spell it
What did sequoya decide to invent?
He "invented" the written version of the Tsalagi / Cherokee language; and alphabet if you will.
What year was the Cherokee written language invented?
------------------------------------------------1821----------------------------------------------Cherokee warrior Sequoyah finishes his work on a written language(syllabary) for the tribe. Within six months more than 25% of the Cherokee Nation learns how to read and write. Also he created a Cherokee newspaper, printed Cherokee Bibles, and accepted Christianity.
How do you spell victorious people in Cherokee?
"victorious people" is not in Cherokee, and this section of the site is about the English language. Cherokee was not a written language until the early 19th century, when a special set of characters (not the English alphabet) was invented for writing it.
What has the author J T Alexander written?
J. T. Alexander has written: 'A dictionary of the Cherokee Indian language' -- subject(s): Cherokee, Cherokee language, Dictionaries, English, English language
Why waren't any books written in Cherokee before 1821?
Before 1821, the Cherokee language did not have a writing system. Sequoyah, a Cherokee silversmith, developed the Cherokee syllabary in 1821, which allowed the written form of Cherokee to be standardized and books to be written in the language.
Who invented the Cherokee language?
sacagawea i dont know how to spell it
Who invented the Cherokee writing system?
Sequoyah, a Cherokee silversmith, invented the Cherokee syllabary in the early 19th century. His writing system enabled the Cherokee people to read and write in their own language.
What did sequoyah do?
If you're asking about the Native American Fellow after whom the trees were named, then I know the answer to your question. "Sequoyah" invented the written form of his Native Language.
Why was sequoya an important figure in the 1800s?
Because he invented written language
